Geosciences seminars
The Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering (DGSE) maintains an outstanding seminar program with invited speakers of international stature, which enables our graduate students to interact with leaders and innovators in their fields. DGSE seminars are open to the local and University geoscience community eager to learn about the latest topics in geological science and engineering research.
Fall 2026 seminar schedule
All seminars are on Monday at 4 p.m. and will be conducted in-person in DMSC 103 unless otherwise noted. Flyers with titles and abstracts are typically distributed about one week before the talk. Please email the department to be added to the announcement distribution list. Email Philipp Ruprecht with questions.
| Date | Seminar title | Presenter | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | First day of classes: No seminar | – | – |
| August 31 | Axial volcano meets ‘Ginsu’ knife: Surprising insights from the 2019 3D seismic reflection survey | Graham Kent | ҹɫÊÓƵ/Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL) |
| September 7 | Labor Day: No seminar | – | – |
| September 11 | Groundwater Recharge Regimes Are in Flux (Special Hydro Darcy Lecture) | Steve Loheide II | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| September 14 | The Good, Bad and Ugly with AI in Geosciences (SEG North America Honorary Lecture Series) | Jerry Schuster | University of Utah |
| September 21 | All Hands Meeting | – | – |
| September 28 | TBD | Ryan Goldsby | ҹɫÊÓƵ/Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) |
| October 5 | TBD | Paul Asimow | California Institute of Technology |
| October 12 | Geological Society of America Annual Meeting: No seminar | – | – |
| October 19 | TBD | Katie Biegel | University of California, Davis |
| October 26 | TBD | Maryjo Brounce | University of California, Riverside |
| November 2 | TBD | Kaitlin Keegan | ҹɫÊÓƵ/Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering |
| November 9 | TBD | Cody Colleps | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| November 16 | All Hands Meeting | – | – |
| November 23 | TBD | Ben Mason | ҹɫÊÓƵ/Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering |
| November 30 | Precision Seismology (Jim Brune Distinguished Lecture Series) | Paul Richards | Columbia University/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
| December 7 | American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting: No seminar | – | – |
Spring 2027 seminar schedule
| Date | Seminar title | Presenter | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No seminar | – | – |
| January 25 | TBD | Adrian Brearley | University of New Mexico |
| February 1 | TBD | Betsy Madden | San José State University |
| February 8 | All Hands Meeting | – | – |
| February 15 | Presidents Day: No seminar | – | – |
| February 22 | TBD | Weiqiang Zhu | University of California, Berkeley |
| March 1 | TBD | Greg Dering | ҹɫÊÓƵ/Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) |
| March 8 | TBD | Zhongwen Zhan | California Institute of Technology |
| March 15 | TBD | Rafael Almeida | San Diego State University |
| March 22 | Spring break: No seminar | – | – |
| March 29 | Lacustrine Paleoseismology in Western North America: New Studies, Global Context and a Path Toward Quantitative Seismic Hazard (Slemmons Lecture) | Danny Brothers | U.S. Geological Survey |
| April 5 | TBD | Diego Melgar | University of Oregon |
| April 12 | All Hands Meeting | – | – |
| April 19 | TBD | Heather Savage | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| April 26 | TBD | Amanda Thomas | University of California, Davis |
| May 3 | TBD | Eric Dunham | Stanford University |